The Model, Sligo.

Our week as part of The Model team

The blog today comes from our Transition Year work experience students, who were a great help to The Model team this week. We will miss their giggles. Hey Katie and Ciara here from Ursuline College. We were here on work experience for the past two weeks and had an amazing

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Special Screening of The Pipe

Winner Best Documentary at the Galway Film FleadhWinner Best Documentary at the Foyle Film FestivalHonourable Mention: IDFA Green Screen Jury On Sat. 11 Dec. at 7pm, IFI@TheModel hosts a special screening of the award-winning Irish documentary, The Pipe, followed by a post-screening discussion with the film’s director and producer and

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Premiere of Crossing the Line

The premier of the documentary film Crossing the Linewill screen at The Model Cinema on Wed., 01 Dec. at 11am. This short film is a powerful account of Touch the Sky’s collaboration with Belfast-based theatre company Limepie. The film, documented by local film-maker Caroline Clancy, tracks their journey through Belfast

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Update from the Trades Club Revival

SLIGO EXPO–OPEN CALL FOR ARTWORK “What today, might be considered an art object?” invites all artists to contribute to an ongoing accumulation of ‘art-objects’ for an exhibition that will evolve as works arrive in a gradual process to build the show, culminating in an opening night action. All works will

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A Special invitation for Schools

The Model’s is delighted to announce the launch of its Films for Schools programme this Winter at our new digital cinema. Beginning this 24 Nov. with the animated film Persepolis, based on the graphic novel of the same name which is recommended for French Senior Cycle. Budding filmmakers shouldn’t miss

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Jack Butler Yeats A Man In A Room Thinking

Notes on a painting: ‘A Man in a Room Thinking’

Today’s blog is by our Projects Assistant, Lara Byrne, who explains how The Model was involved with the upcoming appearance of two Jack B. Yeats paintings from Graham Greene’s collection at Christie’s this Thursday, 11 Nov. The upcoming sale of two late oil paintings by Jack B. Yeats by Christies,

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